January 9, 2008 (Rome, Italy) – An abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) in a young, highly trained athlete might be the first expression of underlying cardiomyopathy, a new study suggests, and might not ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings in young, seemingly healthy athletes is associated with the eventual development of cardiomyopathy, a structural disease of heart ...

Potentially Pathological ECG Patterns Prevalent in Young More than 20% of young non-athletes have electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns that can be considered potentially pathological. (HealthDay News) — ...

Sports cardiology has emerged as a distinct subspecialty at the intersection of preventive cardiology and athlete care. While ...

At an electrophysiology meeting one would expect a lot of interest in the high-tech and cutting edge. Yet one constant I find at European meetings is the popularity of sports cardiology, a decidedly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abnormal ECG findings were more common in female athletes compared with male athletes, according to a study ...

1 Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 2 Department of Medicine St Vincent's, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Background In 2010, the European Society of ...

Correspondence to Dr Aaron Baggish, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Suite 5B, Boston, MA 02114, USA; abaggish{at}partners.org Background/aim ...

People who suffer an ischemic stroke and also have an abnormality in the heart's electrical cycle are at a higher risk of death within 90 days than people who do not have abnormal electrical activity ...

QRS interval widening appears to be highly specific for the diagnosis of hyperkalemia in patients with end-stage kidney disease. ECG changes, in general, have poor sensitivities for hyperkalemia in ...